Idlewild

James Frankie Thomas

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Indiebound

Publisher

Overlook Press

Date

September 12, 2023

Fiction
Literary

A darkly funny story of two adults looking back on their intense teenage friendship.

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Positive Amy Scribner,
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A fever dream of a book, full of longing, regret and hormones.

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Positive Kirkus

The novel bursts with voice, skillfully conjuring both the easy banter of best friends on AIM and the ruminating uncertainty of adolescence.

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Positive Publishers Weekly

Intoxicating ... Thomas astutely captures his characters’ anxieties as the drama unfolds, and his choice to give them the benefit of hindsight allows for a nuanced and sensitive portrayal of Fay’s identity formation.

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